Early Understanding of the Representational Function of Pictures.

DeLoache, Judy S.; Burns, Nancy M.

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ERIC Number: EJ503623

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Publication Date: 1994

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Early Understanding of the Representational Function of Pictures.

DeLoache, Judy S.; Burns, Nancy M.

Cognition, v52 n2 p83-110 Aug 1994

Twenty-four- and 30-month-old children were presented with a picture that showed the location of a hidden toy and were then asked to find the toy. The 30-month olds, but not the 24-month-olds, were successful in retrieving the toy. Concludes that 24-month olds did not interpret the pictures as representations of reality. (BC)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Object Permanence, Pictorial Stimuli, Toddlers, Visual Perception

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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